Konga to host screening of ‘Crocodile in the Yangtze (The Alibaba Story)’
Konga believes that 2014 will be a promising and rewarding year for the Nigerian technology and business ecosystems, not only because there will be growth, but because these sectors will provide...
View ArticleLawyers and domains: Rocket Internet and Konga to face off
We told you things in Nigeria’s ecommerce space were about to heat up and at the center of the brewing storm is Konga and everyone’s favourite cookie-cutter company, Rocket Internet. It seems there can...
View ArticleKonga’s new ‘revolutionary’ Marketplace invites all small players online
Last year Nigerian online retailer Konga debuted the online storefront Konga Mall which gave certain businesses the opportunity to have their products available online. Today, the company is announcing...
View ArticleKonga wants to help Nigeria’s GDP by creating jobs
At a recent summit in Nigeria the importance of ICT in the country was discussed by Konga CEO Sim Shagaya, who noted that the company had been able to give graduates job experience and stimulate...
View ArticleNaspers invests $50-million in Nigerian ecommerce site Konga, says report
Key players seem to be raising the stakes in Africa’s ecommerce space. Earlier this week, two of South Africa’s biggest online shops — the Naspers-owned Kalahari and the Tiger Global-backed Takealot —...
View ArticleA tale of two online shopping giants: Konga & Jumia put to the test
They both claim to be the largest ecommerce platform in Nigeria and Africa — even though they won’t make their sales figures publicly available so it could be made easier for those who are interested...
View ArticleKonga’s bold attempt to revolutionise online payments in Nigeria
Nigeria boasts over 80 million mobile internet users doing all kinds of stuff online. Yet, as big as the Nigerian tech landscape is, getting customers to pay online is still a major obstacle for...
View ArticleNigeria’s top 5 startup moments of 2015
Barring last-minute announcements, it is safe to say the curtains have been drawn on the 2015 startup year in Nigeria. Like previous years, the startup ecosystem in Africa’s powerhouse continues to...
View ArticleKonga founder Sim Shagaya steps down as CEO
Nigerian tech entrepreneur Sim Shagaya has announced he is stepping down as the CEO of Konga, which is one of Africa’s leading ecommerce companies. In an email sent to the company’s staff, Shagaya said...
View ArticleNigerian ecommerce: Is the end near for payment on delivery?
Nigeria ecommerce retailers are increasingly viewing payment on delivery as a problem. While some etailers believe it’s an effective way to get around the millions of Nigerian who don’t have access to...
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